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"Category 3 storm warning" doesn't refer to the EF scale of tornadoes, but the Hungarian Meteorological Office's scale of storm warnings. (A Category 3, color code red, means that people are advised to stay inside or at least away from old trees and such.)

Am I correct in my surmise that the tornado pictured occurred in Central Europe?

Yes, in the South-Eastern part of Hungary. And yes, such events are rather rare here: between one every few years and a couple in one year, and usually the weakest sort. In fact I think this is the very first one filmed by stormchasers (a relatively new and increasingly popular hobby here).

*Lunatic*, n.
One whose delusions are out of fashion.

by DoDo on Tue May 20th, 2008 at 03:02:35 PM EST
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Pray that Central Europeans continue to have no need to become acquainted with the Enhanced Fujita Scale. By eyeball, I would say that the tornado pictured is a one or a two.  Standard advice in the US midwest is to go to the lowest level of your house and into an interior, windowless room.  Tornados can accelerate 2"x4" lumber to velocities of 150-200 mph.

As the Dutch said while fighting the Spanish: "It is not necessary to have hope in order to persevere."
by ARGeezer (ARGeezer a in a circle eurotrib daught com) on Tue May 20th, 2008 at 06:09:23 PM EST
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